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Embark on a captivating tale of bravery and friendship for readers of all ages, where perceptions are challenged and secrets unravel. Within this enchanting story, cautionary tales encircle an eccentric elderly lady, Isabelle Ickleberry, warning others to avoid her grumpy demeanor.However, eight-year-old Evee dismisses the rumors as mere fabrications. Placed in the care of her unkind aunt after her mother's abandonment, Evee yearns for a mentor and a special companion to share wisdom about nature and gardening, particularly trees and flowers. Despite her aunt's constant reminders of her mother's permanent absence, Evee, and her four-year-old sister, Mina, relentlessly clings to hope, believing in a future reunion with their mother.The sisters yearn to beautify their spacious backyard by cultivating trees and vibrant flowers, seeking permission from their aunt. Little do they anticipate the extraordinary and puzzling discovery that awaits them. Fate intervenes when Isabelle Ickleberry, driven by a misguided assumption based on Evee's appearance, forms a deep connection with her. Isabelle envisions in Evee the ideal daughter she never had, despite Evee never making such a claim. Bound by a hidden bond, their relationship takes an unexpected turn as Evee grows weary of hurtful remarks targeting people of color. Determined to teach a valuable lesson, she sets in motion a series of events that ultimately unveil a dreadful truth.

In a world where going Gray means certain death, Scout's relentless quest for a cure becomes a race against time to save her loved ones. When she's nearly claimed by a deadly blizzard, her survival is miraculously ensured by the unexpected visitation of a long-lost friend. Shortly thereafter, she and her companions uncover the life-saving cure, but their triumph is short-lived as Grays overrun their sanctuary.Once again on the run, with nowhere to turn, Scout and her companions find the Hill, the last bastion of hope in this world ravaged by global devastation. But, when an army of Grays led by an old adversary breaches the Hill's defenses, their illusion of paradise is shattered.In this final, desperate fight against overwhelming odds, the fate of humanity teeters on the brink. If Scout and her friends falter, the priceless cure will be lost, and mankind is doomed.

Offered the chance to run his twin brother's A.I. company, Anthony Wilson ditches his failing screenwriting career to start anew in Macau. The job turns highly lucrative when Anthony's new client, Cash Cheang, a pompadour-topped and Johnny Cash-loving casino operator, hands him a bag full of cold hard Yuan to implement a facial recognition system in his casino.Hearing about Anthony's past life as a screenwriter, Cash offers him another job - ghostwriting a biography about the casino mogul's life rising from the mean streets of Macau to becoming one of the city's most notorious and successful businessmen. Anthony accepts the job while also agreeing to help Cash sell his latest scheme, a cryptocoin aimed at raising funds for a floating casino in Macau.As Anthony learns more about Cash's life, he realizes the biography is filled with dangerous secrets about the Chinese elite, secrets these powerful people would rather see buried for good. "You always cheat the ones closest to you," warns an old Chinese proverb. Words that ring true as Anthony enters a playground more surreal and depraved than decadent Hollywood. More deadly too as Anthony soon discovers he's the dupe in a huge Chinese money-laundering scheme that might be orchestrated by his treacherous twin.

The day before Agnes Cook is going to reveal her time machine to the world, her mother Claudia dies from an apparent suicide. Agnes is convinced that if Claudia hadn't gotten pregnant as a teenager, she would have had a better life and wouldn't have killed herself. Agnes' love for Claudia is so strong that she's willing to jeopardize her existence to save her mother. She uses the time machine to go back in time to the night her parents created her and stops them from having sex.When Agnes returns to the present, she discovers that her plan didn't work. Later that same night, Claudia hooked up with a different boy, and had a daughter named Agnes. Claudia again dies from an apparent suicide. The second Agnes goes back in time and stops Claudia from having sex with the second boy, but still later that same night Claudia hooks up with a third boy which results in a third Agnes. Each voyage in time creates a new Agnes and brings Claudia closer to her true love. Soon, Agnes learns that there are some things you can never change.

The monster killing business isn't all it's cracked up to be.We all have a monster within... understatement of the year. For 24-year-old Randi Matheson, she quite literally does. On every full moon, it rears its hairy head. She wasn't always like this. Ever since her attack, the animal comes out to play. And on one full moon, the beast inside tries to eat her younger brother.Division X, a paramilitary group hellbent on the eradication of monsters, intervenes and saves Randi's brother from being devoured. They take Randi far away and imprison her in a place no monster can escape. Held captive, Randi is given an ultimatum. Work for Division X as a new weapon in the fight against evil or be dissected. Without a real choice, she chooses the former and experiences the dark underbelly of reality as she faces off against vampires, demons, and redneck serial killers. Promised a cure to her condition along the way, Randi does her best to stay alive.

Amelia worked hard to earn her bikini-ready body, and then one stupid night with one charming boy ruined it all. Of course, a guy like him only pretended to be interested in her so he could lure her outside and kill her. She should have listened to the fortune teller when he predicted something like this would happen.When Amelia wakes up nine days later in a body she hates, fulfilling another prediction, Amelia wonders how the third prediction will come to be-she'll meet the man of her dreams and the man she'll fall in love with.

When five middle-aged girlfriends trade in carpools and casseroles for microphones and music halls, look out!Hayley Swift, a country music diva who has slipped out of the limelight, gets more attention when she's mistaken for Taylor Swift's mom than for her former glory days. When she's invited to perform at her 35th high school reunion, a bus accident puts her back-up singers in a hospital, Hayley begs her long-gone-domestic quartet from high school to join her onstage for the gig. They're such a hit that she invites the women to fill in on a low-budget tour for a couple of weeks while her singers recover. Thrilled at the chance to flee routine for a dream deferred for decades, the friends readily accept.Nefarious flirtations, indiscriminate mood swings, equipment malfunctions, and a few nasty cat-fights combine to wreak havoc on the Retro Rodeo tour, but it's a crazed stalker, an overzealous fan, and an unexpected pregnancy that ultimately derail the road trip. In the midst of the mayhem, friendships and fantasies are redefined as the women come together to face one's debilitating illness. True love emerges from the tragedy, though, and the friends discover new strengths and aspirations as this adventure ends and new ones begin.Hayley and the Hotflashes will make you laugh out loud and indulge in your favorite "e;what if"e; fantasies as they deal with sickness, stage fright, attitudes, egos, temptations, testosterone, and more.

Return to the brutal world of GRAY Book Two of The Firebrand Trilogy"e;My name is Scout, and I'm a killer. And it gives me no pride in saying so, but I'm very good at it."e;The Storm that wiped out civilization five years ago killed billions across the globe, leaving only a handful of people alive. Scout is one of those few.Now on her own, she is desperate to find a cure for going Gray, the worldwide pandemic that eventually turns the living into mindless, murderous creatures. But even with her newfound enhanced abilities, she quickly realizes she can't do this alone. Along the way she finds help from people like the brilliant, enigmatic boy named Google, and the mysterious man who has somehow resisted going Gray. But not everyone is a friend. In fact, sometimes old enemies return. And when they do, they don't come alone. Scout will have to fight to survive-not just the monsters facing her now, but those of her past as well.

"e;...An over the top, often witty escape into fantasy that manages to convey some realistic poignancy on the road to a satisfying conclusion."e; ~ Kirkus ReviewsMiddle age finds working women around the world overworked, overcommitted, and over it! Dance Like You Mean It paints a vivid portrait of the all-work, no-play world of Cassie Calabria, a woman juggling a career, marriage, and children. But, Cassie has found the perfect way to keep her dreams afloat while surviving her circus act of family and career. She's penning an erotic novel, hoping it will bring fame and fortune. The only trouble with that dream is the manuscript she's written doesn't reflect the perfect mother, wife, and daughter image she's portrayed for years. Who is Cassie Calabria? She's about to find, along with family and friends, her authentic self in this sexy and hilarious coming-of-middle-age novel!"e;Dance Like You Mean It is a sweetly romantic, often poignant glimpse into the life of a woman whose secret dream to write her way out of the doldrums of her everyday life comes true in a spectacular, and unexpected, fashion. A witty and delicious tribute to the steamy, bodice-ripping novels that are so beloved by readers looking for a fantasy escape."e; - Kathleen Kent, author of the Edgar Nominated The Burn